Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

There's lively little crreter which Is kno"
as Amos hrrtrr. and IL couldn't he muci
iieetrT II It tried;
IL is EVER sweetIy singing while about yo
swiftly winEing, seeking out y place 10
stinging through ynnr hide
In gore 'tiS ever wsdin'. lanced from grsndan
and from maiden. Till his veins are over
laden with the stun,
Aud vet. though rich its diet. the small Greet
urer Is quiet and you really can CONT
nigh (which Is tun
You think you're sure TO lam IL. and Agains
the wall YOU lam it, hut y"u'll sadly NUT
ter. dammit. As II skips'
Oh, smart is Amos keeter. on your very nos'
hen teeter. and he says this my meet
er" ~ he nips.
Cont. MA the wretchrd creature he swell.
your every feature. As he beeds you like
a leeCh or dineth on your face.
Oh. il he sang in Eden. no stronger proof I'm
n-edin' OF the cause oi the secedin IRON
the place. Philadelphia F'sies.
The task of creating society column In
the midst OF such midsummer social inac-
tiNity A. now holds sway over Springfield.
Is one of no little difficulty The city WAS
never ~ socially dead a. il is al present.
The writer was talking this morn-
ing To society young lady who receives
Invitations 10 almost everything going,
Ia social way. and is high auti o ty
ON social topics. said she: Il have
never in Cmy experience seen dull
er and more eyentleSs summer IN Spring
field just think. here il is approaching
fall. and net dance yet at the yellow
Springs house. That is something unpir-
alL led. So many oil the boys that used To
co upose the old crowd are away from
home Lou Doup. Tam Simpson. VIII Watt,
Brn BuNiop, Charley Rabbits and a
drl,.n morr one might name. And what
few bows are left don't seem 10 take anv
interest IN getting up social amuSemenfS
don't know a. | care much. for the kind "f
weather We have been having of late encr
Yates one to such All extent that the pursuit
OF Goodness occupies ones mind Ia the rN-
clusiun of all else Bnt should Ike TO
SEE little life in social circles orraSIn.i-
ally. even If II il midsummer
Among the pleasant events of the past
week WIS = delightful and informal party
given by Miss JESSIE Parsons on Tuesday
evening. al her fathers residence on south
yellow Spring street. in honor Of her guest,
Miss Annie Cox, Of Decatur, Ill, who is
spending the summer with Miss Parsons
and Miss Rouse. Jessie. as hostess. is
noted for her grace combined with the fac
ulty She has Tor making her guests feel AT
ease The few who were honored by Miss
Par-ou, were: Misses Alice Winwood.
Ole Stafford. Florence Kinney, Agnes
Burrows and Florence CaNilrer; Me>>rS.
Y. \ Smith. C.lari'S Bauer. ChU'i' aIi
Glenn EhrruIri. VIM ami Fred Gotwald.
ard HAIRY Drisc"I
Local society citcit> Will be Interested IA
Knowing that one of the >wrleSt weddings
ot next fall will take place in October. II
VIII Tee fiI- elimination of y most romantic
story. The parties Ia The coitrat are
IlmI!oN Nrrd BARNES. nephew of the late
ThuIion Weed and Miss Frances isabelle
Morris, daughter of John 4. Morris. tie
Louisiana lottery king whose fortune i -
tlmat-'i al from elo000. 900 I" Sll. 900 900.
Miss Morris il his only child. She is
worth 5000. 900 in her own right. and "n
h-r w,riding day she will receive : ,o0d.-
900 from her indulg-nt father. The crre
mony Will take place al the family man
sIun. III rhrogg'S neck. Westchester cuun-
ty. '. \. thousands of invitations will
be sent ont 10 all sections of the United
states Ia New Orleans. where Mr. Morris
married: Ia Chicago. San Francisco. and 10
Europe wher the bride Alrrt went io = n sol.
Tie Morrlsses. it is said. intend Ia make
the wedding an epithalamium i'll every n>e
Of tn word general rejpi ing over The
recovery OF their daughter. who has been
quite III for a number OF Years. The mag
nih,en: residence will b. literally nil'd
with the choicest flowers tn wor d ~ pr =
duce, and the days following the wedd ng
will e series of fetes. The homestead
is surrounded by seventy acres of land. !
beautifully laid out, snd dotted here and
there with artificial bowers and parterres of
rich green Miss Morris is twenty-four
years Old. and has black hair and eyes, reg
ular features and fair complexion. She
speaks French and German with facility
and is a line pianist.
One Of the very pleaSantest companies of
tie season was given Tuesday evening by
Miss L,->bia Christie al her residence on
south Market street. IN honor of her guest,
Miss Ethel jones. of South Charleston.
The affair was thoroughly informal, and
the guests spent an evening of remarkable
gayety and good feeling. Miss Christie
proved herself graceful hostess and dis
pensed the hospitalites of her pretty home
in a manner that left nothing To be de-
sired The feature par excellence
of the evening was the piano playing
Of Miss Ellen Totten. of Pittsburg. an ac-
complIshed artist and composer. Dainty
refreshments of a nature appropriate to the
temperature We're introduced al the usual
hour and met with 4 cheerful greeting. The
guests We're:
Misses Anna Black. Fanny Winger. Mat
tie Sperry, Ellen Tutten, Bertha Falconer.
Belle Muuson, Hattie HoSteIman. Ethel
Jones: MesSrs. Will and Ed Phelps, Ed
Barnett. Charles I-az-ll. r. A. Morgan.
Rev Mr. Judy, George Fullerton, Harry
Bean and Noble King.
Absolutely the only summer sport which
has survived the torrid term is the game of
lawn tennis, and il seems To grow daily in
popularity. Courts can be- seen on ayaila-
bic lawns all over the city One young
lady. who is soon leaving To spend part of
the summer AT pleasure resort. assured
the writer that She intended taking her
lawn tennis court with her | don't know
differently. but | have reasons for the suS-
picion that the remark was Joke | do
not play lawn tennis myself. and il
has to ne the appearance OF
good deal Of rt-,i-hUt exercise on two sides
OF a lace curtain, with the players batting
al a ball with snow-shoes 10 deludr them
selves that they are cool. while aS matter
of fact they ara roasting and know il. But
then may b. wrong. and beyond being
familiar with such expressions as thirty
love- and f-S more techmicalitits, | am
not onto the Racquet.
The old reliable Tam OShant..r team
holds regular meetings every Thursday
evening on Mr. {. \. rheIps'S lawn. and
marriages 10 extract an anaI-
ing amount of enjoyment from